Is The 147 A Pen That Was Faked?

[AJ50]

I read a lot about fake Montblanc pens on this forum and was wondering if the 147 was one of the pens that gets faked. I love the idea of the 147 for travelling and want to know how safe it is to purchase from eBay.

 

Hope you experts can advise.

[Sky Fountain Pens]

I have never heard of a fake 147 but be careful of sellers from places that are known to have fakes such as China, etc. (As I have heard of)

[BrandonA]

You state that you've read a lot about fakes on this site, have you seen one about the 147? I'm sure if they exist your research would have stumbled across people mentioning them.

 

People are too paranoid about facts.

[Chrissy]

The 147 has an unusual 'sleigh' like cartridge system inside the top that is built into it's top cone. I've never seen a fake of that filling system.

 

Most, if not all, of the Mb fakes that you will find will unscrew in the centre and be C/C fillers

Edited December 16, 2014 by Chrissy

[AJ50]

Thanks Chrissy, that is reassuring.

[Chrissy]

On the other current thread, Icywolfe has mentioned that a fake 147 from China had a white plastic cartridge holder in it. I wonder what the nib looked like?

Edited December 16, 2014 by Chrissy

[Chu0009]

I have not heard of a fake MB 147 so far

Edited December 17, 2014 by Chu0009

[I like mango cheesecake]

The only fakes I've seen are the starwalkers, the bohemes, the 144, 145, and 142's plus a whole bunch of le's we's and poa's

[jchch1950]

The filler system of the MB 147 is harder to copy. Never seen a fake one yet in flesh or in photo.

[orfew]

Nope, never seen a fake 147. The 147 is great pen by the way, nice choice.

[DM48]

You state that you've read a lot about fakes on this site, have you seen one about the 147? I'm sure if they exist your research would have stumbled across people mentioning them.

 

People are too paranoid about facts.

What a strange answer to a straight forward question, surely this forum is exactly the correct place to ask such questions! As to the statement "People are too paranoid about facts" well this doesn't make any sense, too paranoid about fakes would make more sense I suppose.

[DM48]

The 147 is a wonderful pen (in my opinion) and I use mine on a regular basis